A great tool for all songwriters looking for creative resources.1000 Songwriting Ideas is a handy book of creativity exercises that stop writer's block and spark the fire of your imagination. It offers concepts to ponder as starting places for lyric...

This beginner DVD explains in detail how to record audio and MIDI from the Arrangement view as well as the Session view. You'll learn how to use quantization to tighten up tracks and audio and MIDI editors to enhance performances. Also covers...

For more than 20 years, Finale® has been the industry standard in music notation software. It has transformed the process by which composers, arrangers, musicians, teachers, students, and publishers create, edit, audition, print, and publish...

Once you've learned how to use microphones and mixers, and to record instruments and vocals, you'll need to know how recording software programs work and how to choose and optimize your recording system. This book and DVD use detailed illustrations...

This is the first-ever professional recording method to take the reader from the beginning of the signal path to the final master mix. Best-selling author Bill Gibson has created the only full recording course you'll ever need, in plain-English,...

The Hal Leonard Recording Method is now available as a complete six-book/six-DVD set! This is the first-ever professional multi-media recording method to take readers from the beginning of the signal path to the final master mix. The series...

Logic Pro 9 streamlines the technical side of things, so you can record, edit, and mix it, too. Whether you work in a state-of-the-art studio or in your garage, now you can easily put the power of the most advanced tools to work for your...

Experience the creative power of Pro Tools® 8! Whether you're an M-Powered, LE, or HD user, the new Pro Tools 8 software will allow you to work with sound in exciting new ways! Featuring a brand-new interface, new virtual instruments, and...

Learn how to set up and use Rewire instruments, and get acquainted with the synths in Pro Tools 9, including the Boom drum module, the DB-33 organ, and the Mini Grand piano. Explore Structure Free (a sample player), Xpand2 (a multi-timbral virtual...

Pro Tools 9 raises the bar for its music creation and audio production program by allowing users the flexibility to work with Avid audio interfaces, third-party audio interfaces, or a new software-only option when using a Mac or PC. Here host Andrew...

Rockin' Your Stage Sound is designed to help musicians understand what they will be facing onstage during a performance and how they can best use their gear in service of the overall sound. Combining the observations of a professional live-sound...

Go deep into the Producer Edition of Sonar with this Music Pro Guide hosted by Andrew Eisele. This DVD provides insights and techniques to help you create spectacular music with this powerful DAW application. Includes a tutorial on how synthesizers...

Newly expanded to cover the most recent updates of Pro Tools, this indispensable guide provides a complete list of over 250 shortcuts to help you get the most out of Avid's industry-leading digital-audio software with the least effort. Each shortcut...

Once you understand how microphones and mixers work, you'll move into recording vocals and instruments for your audio productions. With detailed illustrations, photographs, plus dozens of video and audio examples, you'll learn everything you need to...

These two volumes offer the practicing musician great titles from the Bobby Owsinski Handbook series of titles. How to Make Your Band Sound Great explores every aspect of playing with other musicians, including the equipment, hardware and software...